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FSU: Students at London Study Centre safe following Manchester bombing

Manchester is located about 163 miles from London where FSU study center is based

A sign is seen with flowers and candles after a vigil in Albert Square, Manchester, England, Tuesday May 23, 2017, the day after the suicide attack at an Ariana Grande concert that left 22 people dead as it ended on Monday night. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)(Photo: Kirsty Wigglesworth, AP)

Students studying this summer at Florida State’s London Study Centre are safe following Monday night’s explosion in Manchester at the end of a concert by Ariana Grande.

Manchester is a little more than 160 miles from London where the FSU students are based.

“All International Programs participants based at the London Study Centre have been accounted for and encouraged to confirm their safety with their loved ones,” FSU spokesman Dennis Schnittker said.

“Florida State University does not have any International Programs located in Manchester, nor do we have any reports of any students traveling independently to Manchester at the time of yesterday’s horrific incident at the Manchester Arena,” Schnittker said. “Our condolences go out to those affected by this tragedy.”

The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack that killed 22 people, including children, and wounded 59 more, USA Today reports.

Children as young as eight years old were among the victims.

Greater Manchester Chief Constable Ian Hopkins identified the suspected bomber as Salman Abedi, 22, and said he died at the scene.

U.S. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats told a Senate panel Tuesday that ISIS’ involvement had not yet been confirmed.